Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ has a population of 119,387 people with a median age of 45.9 and a median household income of $80,965. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ grew from 118,782 to 119,387, a 0.51% increase and its median household income grew from $80,143 to $80,965, a 1.03% increase.

The population of Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ is 70.5%White, 13.4%Asian, and 9.7%Hispanic. 25.7% of the people in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ speak a non-English language, and 94.5% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ is $324,800, and the homeownership rate is 79.8%. Most people in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 35 minutes. The average car ownership in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ is $80,965. Males in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ have an average income that is 1.49 times higher than the average income of females, which is $59,816. The income inequality of Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ (measured using the Gini index) is 0.438 which is lower than the national average.

Households in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ have a median annual income of $80,965, which is more than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ compares to that in it's parent locations.

In 2016 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ workers was Asian. These workers were paid 1.2 times more than Two or more races workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

This chart shows the race- and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ.

In 2016, the income inequality in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ was 0.438 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 6.05% decline from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

4.81% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ (5,701 out of 118,558 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 55-64, followed by Female 75+ and then Male 55-64.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic or Latino and Black or African American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 2.68%, from 55,574 employees to 57,062 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ, are Management, Business, Science, & Arts, Sales & Office, and Service. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ.

From 2015 to 2016, employment in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 2.68%, from 55,574 employees to 57,062 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ, are Healthcare & Social Assistance, Retail trade, and Professional, Scientific, Tech Services. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ. In New Jersey the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to N/A primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of N/A. Essex County, NJ has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in New Jersey.

New Jersey residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in New Jersey. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage.

Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in N/A were N/A in N/A, but N/A in N/A. These numbers represent a N/A growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in N/A are $N/A N/A the national average.

Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ compared to national reimburesments.

Medicare enrollees between the ages of 65 and 75 that have had treatment related to their diabetes and been categorized with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas.

In N/A, the Medicare enrollees in N/A between the ages of 65 and 75 had N/A eye exams, N/A hemoglobin tests, and N/A lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes.

Female Medicare enrollees between the ages of 67 and 69 that have been classified with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas.

In N/A, out of the N/A women in N/A between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, N/A had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from N/A to N/A.

West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted).

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Salem County, NJ has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 11.7%, the highest value of any county in New Jersey. This represents a 8.33% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 10.8%.

The following map shows all of the counties in New Jersey colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Cumberland County, NJ has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 19.6%, the highest value of any county in New Jersey. This represents a 1.55% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 19.3%.

The following map shows all of the counties in New Jersey colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence.

According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Essex County, NJ has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 15.4, the highest rate of any county in New Jersey. This represents a 1.28% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 15.6.

The following map shows all of the counties in New Jersey colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People.

Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ is home to a population of 119,387 people, from which 94.5% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ is composed of 84,225White residents (70.5%), 16,048Asian residents (13.4%), 11,566Hispanic residents (9.7%), 5,640Black residents (4.72%), and 1,624Two+ residents (1.36%). The most common foreign languages in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ are Spanish (6,047 speakers), Other Indic (2,358 speakers), and Gujarati (1,830 speakers), but compared to other places, Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ has a relative high number of Gujarati (1,830 speakers), Other Indic (2,358 speakers), and Italian (1,454 speakers).

In 2016, the median age of all people in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ was 45.9. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 44.2, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 50.2. But people in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ are getting getting older. In 2015, the average age of all Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ residents was 45.5.

In 2016, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ was India, the natal country of 5,919 Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ residents, followed by Philippines with 1,524 and Egypt with 1,125.

When compared to other public use microdata areas, Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Slovakia. In 2016, there were 189 people from Slovakia living in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ, approximately 26.11 times more than would be expected based on national averages.

As of 2016, 94.5% of Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ was 94.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining in that location.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ compared to it's parent geographies.

In 2016, there were 5.25 times more White residents (84,225 people) in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16,048Asian and 11,566Hispanic residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ as a share of the total population.

27,922 of Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is higher than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ was Spanish. 5.07% of the overall population of Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ are native Spanish speakers. 1.98% speak Other Indic and 1.53% speak Gujarati, the next two most common languages.

When compared to other public use microdata areas, Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ has a relatively high number of residents that are native Gujarati speakers. In 2015, there were 1,830 native Gujarati speakers living in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ, approximately 12.61 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly.

The closest comparable data for the public use microdata area of Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ is from the state of New Jersey.

Most common student race or ethnicity

1.White49,915

2.Hispanic or Latino16,795

3.Black or African American13,437

In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in New Jersey were White. These 49,915 graduates mean that there were 2.97 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 16,795 graduates.

The median property value in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ is $324,800, which is 1.58 times larger than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value decreased from $325,000 to $324,800, a 0.06% increase. The homeownership rate of Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ is 79.8%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ have an average commute time of 35 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$80,965

Median Household Income

±$2,246

46,017

Number of Households

±686

In 2016, the median household income of the 46,017 households in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ grew to $80,965 from the previous year's value of $80,143.

The following chart displays the households in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

In 2016, the median property value in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ declined to $324,800 from the previous year's value of $325,000.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ the largest share of households have a property value in the $300k-$400k range.

This chart shows the households in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The following chart displays the households in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars.

Using averages, employees in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ have a longer commute time (35 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 8.94% of the workforce in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows the average travel time in Middlesex County (Southeast) PUMA, NJ compared to its parent geographies.